Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/7/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-07Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2019-05-07Introduced in House
- 2019-05-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-07 (00)
Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019
This bill establishes an Office of Cybersecurity within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The office must supervise the data security of credit reporting agencies, including through annual examinations. The office must also investigate and enforce suspected violations by credit reporting agencies.
The bill also requires notification to the FTC, relevant law enforcement and intelligence agencies, consumers, and the public of a data breach affecting a credit reporting agency.
Cosponsors (20)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)
- Cedric Richmond (D-LA)
- Al Lawson (D-FL)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Consumer credit
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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